Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Yellow really can be like a ray of sunshine to lift our spirits. Do you use or wear yellow much? Does it appear in your spinning or hooking?

I love to have a big stack about 2 ft tall or more of 1/2 yds of different yellows to choose from.
We like to look through and audition them for just the right one to play the required role and not steal the show!

Perhaps you don't dye? Then you can still benefit from a splendid array of yellows, take a look at my collection - The Lemon Grove... good enough to eat!

Here's a golden goose from The Welcome Mat's Dyeing Matters column for you to try.
I've just posted over 12 recipes for other beautiful yellow there today, Wednesday is our dyeing day!

Our sample below is dyed over 1/8th yd of natural wool. I wet the wool. I dissolved the Majic Carpet dyes together in boiling water, poured them into the barely heated dye bath, added the wool raised the heat, pushed the wool through the water vigorously and waited until the water almost cleared to add 1/32 tsp citric acid or 1 tbsp vinegar. Wait until water clears or as long as you see fit.

Rinse well.

Please use my Yellow dye in a no acid dye bath for the best result, adding too much acid or any until the water is almost clear can retard the dye take up. Not all acid dyes require the same level of acidity.

Golden Goose

1/32 tsp Yellow

1/128th tsp. Seal Brown

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From The Land of Ice and Snow!

Did you read my article in RHM lately?

You too could make this beautiful wool.

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Monday, January 5, 2015

I can't wear it but I still love it. With the right colours it can be an amazing neutral!!!!

I used it in my September Vogue Rug as binding.

Deep Dark Lavender

½ tsp Blue Violet

1/16th tsp. Blue

Method:

Wet wool with an additive such as shampoo, Jet Dry or
Synthrapol to prepare it to dye.Heat a receptacle of water to dye in, for the smooth dyeing of ¼ yd use
approx. 1 gallon of water.Add dye
formula into the dye bath, making sure it is dissolved.

Add wool. Heat
at simmer for several minutes stirring for smooth application of dye. Add in 1/32
to 1/4tsp citric acid depending how dark the colour, about 10 minutes into the
process or until most of the dye is taken up. The latter is what I do. Continue
heating until the water is perfectly clear or per your own directives.Rinse well, use dryer or hang to dry.